Amanda Seyfried Talks 'Wicked' Audition, Singing with Cynthia Erivo, & Losing Role of Glinda

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Amanda Seyfried is opening up about auditioning to play Glinda in the Wicked movies and how she felt about losing the role to Ariana Grande.

The 39-year-old actress is one of a few stars who have openly admitted to auditioning for the project and hoping to get the role of Glinda. Amanda has worked with Universal Pictures in the past on the musical Mamma Mia and the sequel actually took Wicked‘s original release date when the project was pushed. Keep reading to find out more… “I knew that movie was happening because Mamma Mia ended up taking Wicked‘s slot.

It’s all Universal,” Amanda said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. “So Mamma Mia 2 ended up happening… they were trying to make both movies and they were just scheduling them because they’re all shot in London and a lot of the same people, I imagine.

And so when Mamma Mia 2 happened, I was like, ‘Wicked‘s going to get pushed. This might work for me, you know, timing wise.’” She continued, “So I knew Wicked was coming so I was able to really prepare and I’m telling you, I’ve never felt that solid in my voice than I did at the auditions and that’s kind of what I got out of it.